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Priyanka Chopra Jonas says that when Ralph Lauren was designing her custom look for her wedding to Nick Jonas, he gave her a 75-foot veil — but originally, the designer wanted to make it even longer.
Muslim African-American women in the U.S. sometimes wear a hijab to signal their religious affiliation. They also want to dispel the assumption that all African-Americans are Christians, and that only ...
Of the films competing for the Crystal Globe at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, only one—Soheil Beiraghi’s ...
IndieWire looks at recent films from Jafar Panahi, Nader Saei-Var, and more to consider how hijab is represented in Iranian ...
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting ...
Spice Girls singer and America’s Got Talent judge Melanie “ Mel B ” Brown married her longtime love hairstylist Rory McPhee ...
That women’ s bodies and choice of clothing are ostracized and politicized, is not new discourse. Much discussion on the ...
Kazakhstan is prohibiting people from wearing clothing in public that obscures the face and impedes facial recognition, becoming the latest Central Asian country to restrict veils worn by Muslim women ...
One of the oldest elements of a bridal ensemble, dating at least as far back as Ancient Greece, veils have largely remained a ...
A woman 'shocked' everyone at her son's wedding by showing up to the ceremony wearing a white wedding dress and veil. 'One kid whispered, 'Did she forget whose wedding this is?'' a wedding guest ...
When meeting the Pope, women are obligated to wear a veil, regardless of the occasion. This is a long-standing tradition in the Catholic church; it symbolises humility and respect.
Let's raise a glass—and maybe a sharp knife or a crucifix—to these fabulously frightening women draped in all black.